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THE' L.TEELEOTlONS.
. , . , '. ,. - 7 r ; ri ' i
New York. We stated," on Saturday last, in our
Telegraphic despatch, that Horatio Seymoor, the De
mocratic candidate, a " supposed " to have carried
New York by 2,000 majority ; and the result is still
in doubt. Out of the immense rote cast, the sue
cessful candidate, whoever he is, will not boast more
thn,,and maioritv. The latest intelligence in
the Baltimore Sun elects Washington
Spwara candidate, by 1,000 majority.
Hunt, the
The New
York Tribune of Friday evening Jast claims Hunt's
election ns beyond all question the Globe of Sat
urday "adheres" to its 44 original opinion" that Sey
mour is elected and the Express of Friday contains
the following;: ' '
. Tub n.osE vote in the State. We are not
able to state with reliable acenracy who is governor,
soclose is the vote'in the State. The returns look
much better than they did twenty-four hours ago,
when we save up all as lost ; but neither party, upon
the returns received as we write, can reliably claim j
the election. Mr. Hunt has a very large vote in the ;
ssiiKTh's: xxtx ss. si
happy to say, the vote against him is a thousand less
than was reported on Wednesday evening.
"Of the causes of this close vote we ihave n w'e j
them dScUj' toTheactsof
vention, the Albany Evening Journal, the Irioune,
and the'enemies of the national administration in thej
whig ranks. As the "' JVhow j
Irwt thousands and thousanas m .
P. St. Since the
above was written, adaiuonai ,
i .i..ra have come
in, mam.. ..""",
correct rf- .- - AantBi
The WhicS
cer": Tlaht conceded Seymour's election.:
Ktill there is a frail hope left that if the two counties removing him and appointing Some one who will,
vet remaining to he heard from Alleghany and I Uls- aks in pripate i faV0r of the law and says he in
Lrvote the iJ, 10 enforce The - is Ae Presidents feel-W.taTveTrruKw.er.-
- in, arc against the taw That is the secret of all
r to nthpr hand tlie Baltimore uorresponuem
the Washington Union, under date November 9, 5
P. M., says :
On Thursday it was positively announced that
Sevmour.the democratic candidate, was elected pov
ernlTof New York by nearly 2,000 majority. J es
Lrday the announcement came with equal certainty
of the success of Hunt, the whig candidate, by 1,-
000 majority, and to-aay we iwrgi-i
ZLrt Ls in whig reported majorities have placed
onrrec'ions in Wlllg
Sevmour in the advance
about ouu votes, ana
the chances are ten to one in ravuiu.
The vote will doubtless be very close ; but from the j
fact that a despatch from the Tribune office thisaf-,
ternoon announces Seymour's election, he is pretty ;
surely the next governor." j
P.vnrosa crives the following summary for;
favor of his election.
members of Congress: Old, or 31st Congress, 32
Whigs, 1 Democrat, 1 Freesoiler; new, or 32d Con
gress" 18 Whigs, 1C Democrats, and 1 Freesoiler.
The Democrats have therefore gained 15 members.
The Whigs, it is said, have majorities in both branches
of the Legislature.
We shall give the names of the members elect in
our next, with some reflections on the result.
New Jersev. The Democrats have elected their
candidate for Governor (Mr. Fort) in this State, by
a mm moi.ritn ,nH Bpfii r(1 a maioritv in both branch- t
es of the Legislature. They have also gained four
members of Congress. The names of the members
elect are, Nathan K. Siratton, Charles Skelton, Isaac
VVildrick, K. M. Price, Democrats, and G. H. Brown,
Whig.
Wisconsin. Charles Durkee, Abolitionist, has
been re-elected from the 1st District, by 1,500 ma
jority. The Democrats generally voted for A. E.
Klmore, Democrat, and the Whigs for Mr. Dorkee.
In the 2d District Eastman, Democrat, is elected ; and
in the 3d District James D. Doty (independent Dem
ocrat,) is re-elected. Mr. Doty voteu against the
Fugitive Slave Law the Democrats of his District!
called a Convention and ruled him off, nominating a
sound man in his stead; but he has beaten the rsg- j
ular nominee 2,000 votes !
The Legislature of Wisconsin is largely Demo
cratic.
Michigan. E. J. Penniman and James L. Conger,
Abolition- Whigs, have been elected to Congress from
the 1st and 3d Districts, by large majorities the 3d
District in doubt. Penniman, who is a vile Aboli
tionist, lias beaten Mr. Buell, Democrat, who voted
for the Fugitive Slave Law. Our Democratic friends
in Michigan generally stood up for the Fugitive Slave
Law, but they have fallen before the tide of Aboli
tionism. Gen. Cass exerted himself manfully, and
his organ, the Detroit Free Press, put forth all its
energies for the Constitution and the law ; but all
this was of no avail.
These returns, for the most part, are of the most
gloomy character. New York, Wisconsin, and
Michigan may be set down as opposed to the Fugitive
Slave Law. Nine-tenths of the members' from these
States will no doubt vote for its repeal.
Massachusetts voted on Monday last for State offi
cers and members of Congress. The test in that
State was the Fugitive Slave Law. Opposition to
that law has no doubt carried every thing before iu
Episcopal Convention. We see it stated that a
special meeting of the Protestant Episcopal Conven
tion of the New York diocese is called for the 27th
of November, in St. John's Chapel in New York
city, to take into consideration the canon, passed by
the late General Convention, authorizing the election !
of a provisional Bishop, where the regular Bishop of',
tne diocese is indefinitely suspended.
Amin Bbv in his Mabbiage Relations. It has
beenvery generally stated that Amin Bey, the Turkish
Envoy, now on a visit to this country, had ix wives,
a plurality of wives being aliowed by the laws of
his native country. He has, however, requested the
editor of the Chriulian Watchman to correct the state
ment, and to say that he has but one wife.
Some of the papers of Middle Tennessee think
the price of cam in that region will be from 20 to 25
cents per bushel. The Louisville Journal of the
ultimo, quotes new corn at 3o to 40 cents per
bushel. They roust have made pretty good crops in
those "settlements."
The Postmaster General has established the fol
lowing new Offices in this State :
Jenny Lind, Chatham, E. B.Emraerson; Adolph,
Chatham, Win. G. Harriss; Neil'e Creek, Cumber
land, C. H. Cofield; Cypress Creek, Bladen, Wm.
J. Parker. : , " '
The Legislature of Rhode Islandafter a session of
f .a ...
jour aays, adjourned a few days since, to meet again
the third Monday in January. The election of a Uni
ted States Senator from that Slate, is postponed to
that time.
We learn from Uie Norfolk Argus that the Sea
JM and Roanoke Railroad has been finished aa far
" Sttffolk.- Passenger cars are now running daily be
tween SuffolkMdPoramoutlu : ' - ;
The K0lfok Argus has recently put on a new dress,
it now looks remarkably welW Success tp its fear
less and able Editor, Mr, Sawyer. . , .
The ,nefrtDaier3H aiMtfjffi'na some'' Very clever,
"aneedotes in relation to the determination of Pre
sident Fillmore to enforce, .the Fugitive Slave J,aw.
They say he has deciaredrtlist d,e ,?w ,8,h be exe
cuted, 44 even at therisk of btoodV Wonderful !,. Js
it not his plain and sworn duty to do this J W here
fore, then, these commendations these ill-timed com
pliments? The President talk very well, in private ,
but where are his ads? -J
We learn; that he was applied to by the, Marshal of
Massachusetts to permit m- of the : national vessels
in Boston harbor to be used as a prison-ship for fu
gitive slaves, and for a Revenue Cutter to convey the
slaves to Baltimore; and that he refused the applica
tion on the ground that such a course would bo un
necessary and extraordinary. By the law of Massa
chusetts a heavy penalty is imposed upon her police
officers, if they assist in capturing a fugitive, or if
lney use the State prisons for the purpose of secur-
jnir hjm after he js taken; and this being the case,
- Marsha) wi be compeed, in case of an arrest,
. w -
or guard him in the streets ! VV ho can hope, under
these circumstances, that a single fugitive will be re
cIai(ne; j Boston! Every thing is against the
Southern man claiming hi. slave in Massachusetts,
pUDi,c sentiment brands hun as "a slave-hunter "
pubic opinion universally condemns the law the
Courts, the lawyers, the Marshal, the police officers,
urrus ui tUti....Co ... Mlc, aim nui una nas
. ken The Marshaj who :s anDointed bv the
n ... , .. . . , . .. ... c
' isluc"1 tjjwujuic iu iiuu iur iiiv iiiscuarge ui
his duties, fails to act; and the President, instead of
ui "'"v uciaj,
We are surprised that William A. Graham should
remain in the Cabinet under these circumstances.
His own State, which has honored htm on many oc
casions, acquiesces in the "Adjustment" measures,
though they are all against her, except one; and that
one is trampled under foot in the free States, while
the Administration of which he is a member stands
by and talks of enforcing it! We think that these
matters have been considered and discussed long
enough. Let the law be executed; and if Gov. Gra
ham is determined to continue his connection with
the President, let it be known that he is one of his
advisers, and responsible also, in his sphere, for the
execution of this law. .
The Petersburg Intelligencer, a leading Whig pa
per, uses the following strong but just language in
relation to the President and his duly in the present
crisis: ' '
"The Fugitive Slave Law is there nullified to all in
tents and purposes, and we of the South can look to
but two remedies for the insult and injury which
have been heaped upon us. We must call upon the
President to exercise the power with which he is
clothed, and to execute the law at all hazards. ' We
are of the opinion that the President is not obliged
to await official information from the Marshal that
he cannot execute the law. It is sufficient for the
President to know, no matter how he may acquire
the information, that the law is resisted, and this
knowledge will justify him in using all the power
with which he is invested to execute the law of the
land. The Marshal may himself be an Abolitionist,
and may in his heart rejoice that he is unable to dis
charge his dnty, and may, therefore, never give offi
cial Information of the fact to the President. The
President has it in his power, then, to call out the
forces of the United Slates, and carry the law into
execution. He inowt, and every body knows, that
the law has been nullified in Boston that two citi
zens of the South, who visited that city in quest of
their property, were prevented from arresting their
slave, and bringing him up for examination as to bis
identity were imprisoned under notorious false pre
tences, and afterwards held to excessive bail, and fi
nal I jt, in terror for their lives, had to leave the city
without their pronertv. l nese tacts are notorious 10
"'"iS ""
', which alone can save the Union for as certain as
IU (lie riCBIUCIU tvl mo aJpilbauuu vm . ... ,
the sun shines, the South will, in the absence of this
first and best remedy, resort to the second, and that
is secession from the Union. It will not do to talk
to us of the South about the " general prevalence of
conservative opinions and feeling at the North." It
matters not to us the value of a brass farthing wheth
er the law is nullified by a multitude or by a squad
by a million of men or by a dozen. In the one case,
and in the other, the result is the same we are
cheated out of our property the Constitution is nul
lified, and the contract which bound us together,
having been violated by one of parties to it has ceas
ed to be binding on any.
But if there is this "general prevalence of conser
vative opinions and feelings at the North," why do
we not get the benefit of it 1 i Why does it not make
itself known insubstantial results 1 Why do the
multitudes of conservatives stand by with folded
arms and permit squads of abolitionists to run rough
shod over the constitution and the laws I -A curse
on such conservatism as this, say we. We would
not give Sain Patch, dead or alive, for millions of
such conservatives. Conservatives, indeed! They
are about as conservative as a man would be who, on
seeing: an incendiary apply a torch to his neighbor's
dwelling, would neither give the alarm, or help to
extinguish the flames. "
JUDGE BERRIEN'S POLICY. '
In aspeech recently delivered in Macon, Georgia,
by Judge Berrien, on the subject of Southern wrongs
and aa to the proper course to be pursued by the
Georgia Convention, he said : ,
" He could not desire that the Convention should
propose non-intercourse, as that would be an uncon
stitutional act, nor on import tax on goods of North
ern manufacturers coming into the State, as that
would be equally so. He thought that the best course
the Convention could adopt, would he to recommend,
for the ratification 'of the people, law by which
Northern goods, after they had arrived in Georgia,
and had been delivered into the hands of the mer
chants, should he charged with a high and discrimi
native tax. The Judsre thought that, bv this meas
ure, the importation of Northern goods would be
greatly abridged, Georgia manufacturers would be
encouraged, and the Northern producers would be
awakened to a sense of the power , of the South to
protect their own interests." '
This policy is objected to by some of the Charles?
ton papers, en the ground that Southern merchants
would continue to buy Northern goods, and charge
the increased tax to their customers. There is one
way to retaliate, which will go right to, the point and
need no patching; up." Let Southern merchants
be given to understand, by the Southern people, that
no goods purchased in the free States after a certain
date, will be bought or wed. A policy of this sort
would be direct, and would no doubt affect the object
ofcutting off Northern trade to a very great extent.
The last Milledgeville Union thus notices the
speech of Judge Berrien at Macon
Judge Berrus. Much doubt seems to have ex
isted heretofore wivh. regard to the position," of this
gentleman. Mis gTeat speech at Macon, on- Friday
evening iai, m pu to rest al Suspense as to the
whereabouts of the venerable Senator. .The house in
which Judge Berrien spoke, we learn was filled to
overflowing. . He nobly sustained the cause of South
ern rights boldly declared tba admission of Califor
nia a palpable infraction of the Constitution and
showed that the South had lost everything but her
honor. We hope to lay before oar readers a fuller
account of this distinguished effort, in our next issue."
' . . " . , . '. , .rvj s
The intelligence from Texas is to the effect that
the people of that State have accepted the Boundary
proposition of the last Congress, by a large majority,
'''' ' fit Kom rol&aak
To the . Commmukfrs'0llie"Cit9A"o) Raleigh:
-'. Gentlemen:: In looking over the newspapers;! See
a noliceVfroni the Intendant of Police, that applica
tion will be made to (be next Legislature to amend
the piesent Charter of this City: Not knowing what
amendments are -contemplated, I have thought that
this would be i jit. opportunity' to, suggest the pro
priety of adding a clause in the Charter, authorizing
the authorities of .the City to establish a Hospital ;
with power . to charge the County for, all parishoners
taken care of and attended to during jtheir illness,
that are not citizens of the Corporation ; and to make
such 'other-provisions aS In their judgment, from time
to time, the good of the institution" might require.
Some twelve years since Mr. John Rex bequeathed
the sum of eight thousand dollars," with twenty-five
acres of land, having on, it two good' dwellings,' just
at the South-west of the City, for .'the purpose of
building a Hospital for the poor of the town. " This
money 1 learn has been, and is still at interest, and
must necessarily have accumulated at simple interest
alone, to the amount "of fourteeen thousand seven
hondred. and sixty dollars."' If U is the intention 'of
the authorities ever to carry out the wishes of the
deceased, it is now high time that some steps should
be taken to practically fulfill theni. '
There is a Parish Farm within five miles of town!;
and the citizens of the City and County pay a tax to
support it ; but in the event of the establishing of an
Hospital for the Cily,' the tar paid -by the citizens
would go to the City and not to the County., r A bet
ter plan would be for the City and County" to unite
and erect a Hospital and Almshouse, convenient to
the Cily, where it could be under the immediate su
pervision of the Medical profession. The number of
parishoners is rapidly increasing around our town,
and I learn that they are Sod have been no small tax
to the Physicians. Public sentiment is such, (with
out any eood reason for it, it thinks the Physicians
are morally bound o attend all who mav call upon
them, knowing without reward; and it js expected
that they are to defray all the expenses for medicines
and many other things besides; when, in fact, it is
no more their duty, nor binding upon them than it is
upon the Grocer or Merchant to furnish their sugar,
coffee, meal, meat or clothing, . should application be
made to either setting forth their destitution. I can
conceive there is no charity in thus imposing upon
those gentlemen this additional expense, when alrea
dy ample means are provided for this purpose. But
should you deem the establishing of an Hospital too
expensive at this time, you ought to provide a Dis
pensary or some out door relief for the poor by pay
ing for the Medicines used, and such other articles
as the Physicians might direct as necessary.' I learn
that those gentlemen are willing to give to this class
of the community their services gratuitously, and this
is certainly a great deal.
By carrying out the design contemplated by Mr.
Rex, it would be laying the foundation for other be
nevolent objects; and future contributions from the
wealthy might be expected in aid of a Female
Orphan's Asylum, or House of Correction for desti
tute and unfortunate Females; Institutions which
now adorn many of our sister towns in other States,
and stand as monuments to the philanthrophy and
names of their donors. '
In submitting these remarks it was merely to call
your attention to the amendment of the charter, so at
any time hereafter it should be the desire of the Cor
poration to carry out any of those benevolent objects,
that they might be vested with authority to do so.
But I have extended mv views much longer than I at
first intended ; yet. if they should have the desired
effect of attracting the attention of the citizens and
Commissioners to some action in the premises, I shall
foel that they have not been in vain. j.
A CITIZEN.
'i -, Boston, November 6. ' :
E. K. Whitaker has been nominated as the demo
cratic candidate for Congress-in the eighth district,
in the place of Mr. Bradford, declined.
The free-soil meeting at Faneuil Hall last night
was a Iremendons gathering. The democrats meet
there to night. The political campaign is now fair
ly opened.
'he whiiB of the 8th congressional districts, fa
rable to the re-election of Mr. Horace Mann.' met !
t Dearborn's to-day, and nominated him against the
regularly selected ticket. Those who voted for the :
address state that the resolutions adopted hv the last !
legislature were passed to
he sustained with vital ef- (
feet, and not to be a dead letter. "-
district is likely to be a severe one.
i
i
i Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 7
The Southern Convention will certainly convene!
next Monday in this city,. Arrangements are making
at the hotels to accommodate delegates, many of
whom have already engaged rooms. The conven
tion will be opened by the previous presiding officers.
It is said that this State will not be represented.-'-
Rates of pay
or Congressmen at differ3!t pe-
riods. The pay of members of Congress - from the
first congress in 1789 nntil 4thMarch, 1795, was six
dollars a day, and the mileage was six dollars for
every twenty miles travel. From the 4th March,
1795, to the 4th March, 1796, the Senators were al
lowed one dollar a day in addition to the above, and
dollar more for mileage than the representatives. .
From the 4th March, I79G, till 4th December. 1S15,
the per diem was six dollars and the mileage six dol
lars, to members and Senators.' From 4th December,
1815, till 4th March, 1817, each Senator and Repre
sentative received $1,500 per annum, with a propor
tionate reduction for absence from any cause but sick
ness. -:
The President of the 'Senate, pro'tem., and the
Speaker received $3,000 per annum each.' ' ,' '
From the 4th March, 1817, the compensation of
members of both branches of congress was fixed at
eight dollars a day, and mileage at eight dollars for
every twenty milles travel, and so it stands now.
Djnner to Mi. Ashe. Friday last was one of
those joyous occassions when party, animosities and
bickerings are lost amid the good cheer and pleasure
attendant upon such an occasion. Every body was
at the dinner and there was indeed a " feast and a
flow of soul." Speeches were made by several gen
tlemen which will be published shortly; - George
Davis, the " banner man" in this district during the
last Presidential election said " Here's to old Bill
Ashe, I fought him from one end of the District to the
other, and the more I fought him the harder I loved
him.".;. '-
All were for southern rights that was the theme
that awoke the powers of a McRae and brought
forth those sweeping arguments and withering sar
casms. Mr. J-G. McKee-also -acquitted
himself'
well, as did the other speakers.; ,...-) t . c-ci ' 'if
The whole affair passed off to the entire satisfac
tion of all concerned; and at night the music from
" the band" rose high on the air in grand concert of
sweet sounds. . . .. , Wil. Aurora.'
Progressive. Single-minded, old fashioned South
erners may be surprised that in Boston, the capital of
the most Union-loving State in this Union, a Turkish
Envoy, and a noted British' abolitionist member of
Parliament should be received with honor and feast
ing, whilst a couple of citizens of Georgia are. re
peatedly arrested, mobbed, and chased out of town,,
for presuming to claim their property under the Con
stitution and Taws. Bat this is National. Congress
has just passed laws, that admit Amin Bey's' fellow
subjects with their plurality of wives in California,
together with George Thompsons' fellow subjects of
Great Britain, and exclude slaveholders from there.
If slaveholders are not good -enough to go into the
territories, why should they be permitted.to stay, iq
the godly city of Boston I , Southern Press, j
MstNLiKE akd GpDLiKE.' '' A gentleman who. had
filled many higttstations in public life, with the great
est honor to himself and advantage to the nation, once
went to Sir Earldley Wim6t, in great anger at a real
injury that he had received from a person high in the
political world, which he was considering how to re
sent in the mostetfectual manner., After relating the
particulars to Sir Earldleyj' he asked ' If he did not
think it would be manly to resent ttl Yes, said
Sir Earldley, it would doubtless bemahly to resent
it, - but it would be godlike to forget iu"; TiiSi the
gentleman declared, had such an; instantaneous elTect
nnm him' thit he came awav quite another man, and
in temper entirely altered trom that in which he went." I
The Superior Court for Cumberland county meets
on Monday next. Judge Battle presiding,- Besides
three criminal cases already on docket Mrs. .Simpson
widow of the laie A. C. Simpson, arrived in town
on Friday morning, arid delivered herself to the prop
er officers, and waa immediately committed to jail.- '
' Fayettevi lie- Ca'roliman: '' "
McDONOt?6l& H'fi lCft)NAlRE.
;The Newark (N.- J.) Advertiser basleenf'u mi Abed
by ft gentleman of that eity formerly: resident; of
New Orleans and Who was well acquainted with the
late John McDonoufrbvilie " miser millionaire, (as
the Advertiser says,)-who; lately died i in ih latter
eityv with some interesting reminiscences of him. ' It
MVS 3' II ' .! VSJ ISO'LVi! ri : i-!no r, g t rifrt-'
He resided,, many yfiar. in ther latter part tf
his life, in Algiersa village on the opposite side of
the Mississippi to New Orleans, where he cultivated
and maintained the strictest hahiis of industry and
economy. ' Mis custom was to visit the city daily, and
to avoid the expense of the ferry boat, the usual mode
of crossing. he kept a amall skiff,' in- which W made
his house servants row him over. This foundation of
hi' fortune was laid by the transfer of Louisiana to
the" United States; when a large' tract where- New
Orleans is now" tocated was acquired by him."-' Thd
increase in value of this would of itself constituted, at
this daj-J a large fortune. - The income1 of his posses
sion he studiously, and with' innch good judgT.ientr
invested in improved property in the city ; and " so
particular was-he in the collection 'of his rents, that
he made'out, with the rnostpefect exactness, himself,
every bill ; arid though he had a coljectoif employed",'
he would never'suffer' him to append his name to a
receipt. ' He was never known to have a friend call
on him except on businessi which' he would compel
him to despatch With all Convenient speed, lest his
time would be occupied with something which would
not result in his pecuniary advantaged ,''"',' ':'
The old gentleman' whom he employed to collect
his rents, &c, was not even allowed to have his broth
er call, on him. lest as McDonough alleged, it would
cost him an extra' meal. His apparel, when in the
city, was always neat and clean, but bore the tinmis
takcable evidence of. being very .ancient. So partic
ular ;vas he to save his clothes from the usual wear,
that he has been known frequently to take off his
linen on his return from the city, and replace it with
that which was of less value. The umbrella which
he invariably carried with him, was said to have been
found by him during-his service in Gen. Jackson's
. . . . . ... .
campaign against the Indian tribes. V hen he put on
a new coat it was noticed and made the subject of fa-
miliar conversation amonj business men 'throughout
the city as a matter of astonishment. ' A few years
ago a nephew visited hirri, and was told he need not
repeat his' visits,' as it was expensive, and he subse
quently died in the Charity Hospital, his uncle con
tributing nothing towards his funeral expenses. ' On
one occasion he applied to the Len-islature for the
passage of an act appointing himself executor tq.his J
own estate, ry which he intended, to save, the usual
fee of two and a half per cent, to the Probate Court.
In answer to his petition the Legislature replied, that
if he would make affidavit that he was dead, thev
would act favorably upon his petition.
'..Much is said about his liberating his slaves, and
an erroneous impression has gone abroad in' relation
to it. When he purchased one, he at once opened an
account with him,' charging 'his cost, expenses of
clothing, &c.'i and crediting with th'e money' received
for his wages; and when the slave had paid him his
first cost, expenses and interest of money, with a fair
consideration for risks, &c, he gave him his freedom
prvoided the Colonization Society would take charge
of him.".;' ':.'.'. '.' ' ' ' " ' ' ' . :.
. The above contains many .statements, the truth of
which we lire inclined to doubt or at least they are
dobutless strong exagerations relative to the course of
life of a shrewd and precise business man. With
regard to the slaves he manumitted, we had previously
learned some of the facts above stated, with the addi-
! linn Vi -i t thatr urura all la pniwt K-Ii.tr mo L n rr n 1. aI.
lavinar, and manufactured and duI ud a hi rye number
of brice-houses in NewOrleans. We also have the
testimony of the President of the Colonization Sooi-
ety, that he not only manumitted his slaves, hot paid
their expenses to Liberia, and gave them a good outfit.
'His mode of life was evidently in strong contrast
with Southern life generally, but the man-who could
carry out and perfect such a scheme of philanthropy
as that relating to his slaves, making them valuable
citizens of Liberia,' also giving I hem jnstmction: and
Christian guidance, must have had some warm spots
in his heart that would render such a character.. as is
above depicted, rather incongruous. His will also
indicates something- more of philanthropy than such
;a man could have had, and we doubt not it will be
sustained. A number oi the heirs reside in thicity,
most of whom wiih the exception of his sister, have
been cut off without a Rhii?inr, and
we understand
Reverdv Johnson, the Hon. John Nel-
(son and J. M. Campbell, Eq., have been retained as
counsel by them to contest the will. i.
JSaltinwre Sun.
An Important Question. . Which party was right,
the advocates or op posers .of the Bills of Compromise
the sovereign balm that was to heal the five bleed
ing wounds, which afflicted our couiUry J .... Xhe.
plaster, has been applied, it has sucked all the sub-
i. ... , . . , - ... i . .
fld"c.8 ,ro'" one l"e ?a '.e,ms' na'J. ?B.n, ?.
inn. mere nppears in e a piueuus gaping wounu sun.
XX ill no " Jfacihcator " step torward to heal this
no " Jfacihcator " step torward to
sore J The South gave up the whole, of California
and part of Ttfxas let the free soilers build walls
around Utah and New Mexico to keep slave proper
ty out gave up the principle on which the South had
so lon2 battled, that Congress had no right to legis
late on the subject of slavery in the. District of Col
umbia for the sake of peace ! and now the prospect
is, if she ever gets it, she will have to make another
44 Compromise." Hurry up the cakes, gentlemen.
We want to try something else. But don't forget to
answer the Question.' ' '' - Pe."iVett)S.
A Freesoil Citv. A. wealthy Friend (Quaker) of
New Bedford, writes to theChronotype, who inquired
of him, whether a fugitive slave would-be safe in that
City : .-. ..r-.i.:. s,. i a ' ,: - '
44 1 profess to be a freesoiler and hold tnthft 4 higher
law.' God helping I mean to obey that. ! Therefore
send along the 4 good likely ' fugitive, and if he is
hungry we will feed him, if naked cloth him. He
will he safe here. We have about seven hundred fu
gitives here in this city, and they aro good citizens,
and hereweintend they shall stayi Wedo not coun
sel bloodshed, but sha'n suffer fines and imprisonment
to any extent ratherthan allow that law to be carried
out. So let him coined we will do all 'we can for him,
hnth for th mi tur and inner man. . . ; '? ;-! r ?l
Speed of the British Railroads." ; On the' Lon
don and Liverpool. road, 201 --miles, 'the actual speed,
including stoppages, is 374 .miles per hour. - There
are five stoppages, the running, time five, hours,-45
minutes, and the average, speed, including stoppages,
is 35 miles per hour. -' : '.' '" ..:.
; On the London and Exeter road, 191 miles the
actual speed In motion, is 514 miles per hour; aver
age speed, including stoppages,' 43 miles per hour.
The actual speed in motion on the London and
Southampton road, 80 nfileSi'is 45f! miles per hour.
On the London and Dover road, 83 miles, 48 m ilea
per hour, and on the London and Brighton road j 50
miles, 40 miles per hour. , - ?) - ' j! -
Building for the Exhibition of 1851, , The buil
ding is designed by Mr. Paxton.' Its length is 1848
feeC width 408 feet, hight 66 feet. - The .transept is
103 high; excepting the timbers for floors and joists,
it consists entirely of glass and iron. There willbe
3230 iron columns! 224! Iron girders, 1128 iron bear
ers, and 358 iron roof supports, 3l miles of 'garters,
203 ' miles of sash bars,-' and 900,000 .feet of glass.
The gallery vvill be 24 feet wide.' ' The siteVovers 18
acres.' ' The exhibiting space is about 2 1 acres? which
can be greatly" increased by additional galleries.' The
contract with Messrs. Fox and Henderson is for 79,
800 ; or 150,000 if the building is permanently re-,
tained. J ... Ibid. ..
j Fcoitive Slaves-, rheowner8 ol..a number of
fugitive slaves now in Philadelphia "and. New, York,
have either gone on or are preparing to go fdr die pur
pose of reclaiming their property'. We have heard of
some doen cases within the last ten days, where the
proper and requisite papers to prove titles have beenjiro
cured. We also understand that several gentlemen are
about proceeding to Boston to claim several slaves who
are known to be in that city,' 'and will carry with them
everv leffal requisite to prove their pfopert v.' . Sortie of
our energetic police will probably accompany them.
, The 44 Mountain Banner,'; at Relherford ton, N. C,
has passed into the hands of Franklin . W ilson, Isq.,
and will hereafter be, a Democratic paper. Mr, Wil
son is a good writer, and js sa.d to be a young gen
tleman of perseverance and industry. We have no
doubt that in his hands the Banner will be a valuable
accession to the cause. Wit. journal.
T&egraphetl far xtlW r$lanttariUj j
, iiri'iii4SliLi0.
The election of Washhgt6a Unia the Whi can-
didate; ;for .Governor of New York, is' bdwi eiaimea
by one thousand majority, .
! " " 7 7&?7' ,be btS '
!'cand,?at?, 2,847,
I" this .election, as. ar. as heard from, the Jaesoil 1
In lioston the majority for.Gov Britm- ,hft WhiV '
"A - A r.V'-' ' .' !De.n,ffi
vote is, diminished and the Democratic
smocratie vote inct,s. i
rM lj
s ..
I Hi MABKtT8., Southern nour , $5 . per, barrel
wheat unchanged; yellow corn 73 cents per bushel ;
v-.ui.ioH uuieij touacco arm ai previous prices.
NOTICE:TO-BpaNTy.tANpcrlMX
D E PA RTM ENT O P -THE I.NTE RlOB,
,,;
KIOB. ... . . I
u; .- n. oi ' tr k " '
, v - ' r- ""f;rH, ioJu. ., j....;..inen-g.rmeu altered 'and repaimd at the ahortest -
Applicants for bonnty land, or for lnformatioa .in, notice. i--. , .! , ; . .. r,iw M :,
relation thereto, are requested to address their'com- T Tn Nw ' Vrk ' and Philadelphia Fashions for the
mnnicatipns on that' subject to the Comiuissioaer ; of FaH and VVinlerjust received. ' -i .- - .
Pensions direct,, Their transmission to the, Depart-i Wanted immediately, two first rate Coat-Makers, to' -
ment proper imposes on it a very great and unneces-i
sary amount of labor, and the additional examination I
they must thereby , necessarily . undergo only-, creates U .
delay and increases their liability to be lost or mislaid.
Wherever new questions arise under the. Jaw, the '
decisions of the Department will be eninmumicn.ted lah
lM 0.,nraii?nero1 Hn9'rand be willhereby be j
enabled, as he is required to do, promptly to acknnwl -
edge the receipt of all comn.unicatious, and answer f
such inquiries as may be made. '
jv numerous inquiries nave oeen airecled to those,;
points, it may he wen to' state--
1 si. That where the service has been rendered hv
a substitute, he is the person entitled to the beneht of ''
the law. and hot his employer. . ', " Lcomlorts ol a pnvate lamily.
2d. That the widow of a soldier who has rendered The COursc of 8tui,y well digested, thorough and
the service required by the law is entitled to bounty exteI13've- The entire expense to a pupil will be cover
lart nmoirloH oho ..,oc .. ..,:.!. . . i. . . 1 fd 1V the pavinont of One Hundred Dollar in advance.
... . .v... ciio nas ci niuuir 41. tile DaiflHi'it? ill !
j Uie aw' although she may havebeen married a second
, llme . but jf nJt a wido zt ,hal lhl)e- the of !
the act enures to the m nor children of the
antdiir
3d., That no person. who has received or is entitled i
to .bounty land under a prior law, is entitled to the )
benefit of the act of 29th September, ,1850. '
4th, That no soldier is entitled to more than one
warrant under this act, although he may. ha ve served
several terms ; hut where a soldier has served seve-j
ral terms, he will receive, a warrant for the greatest j
quaniuy oi iana to wiucn those several terms, con
solidated, will entitle him.. ,
u . ALEXANDER H. Jl. STUART,
: v .. a -;, : Secretary of the Interior.::
, BXA'Da.DS.IEU,
In Moore county, by free
Maness to Mrs. Eliza-Briu.
W. Cgle, Esq., Mr. John -l
In. Robeson county, on the 30th of September, by
Rev. D. Johnson, Mr. Alex. Johnson toMisaJVancy Mc
Neill, all of Robeson. Mr. Johnson 68, the bride 52.
In Duplin county, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. Iaaac
W."West,"Mr. Noah West, to Miss Fanny, daughter of
John Ezzel. ' ' " . , '
In Surry county, on the 27th ult.. iv R. R.Davis'
jEsq., Mr. William Bond to Miss Rebecca Hobson. On
the 3 1st ult.; in Surry county, by Jas. Shcek, Eq., Mr.
Sydney Gaujjh to Mini Lurinda Carter. ' ' '
On the 24th ult., near Ma-Jison, Rockingham county.
by i nomas D. Roseborouah. Esq.. Mr. Peter C. .Sharp, i .
in f . i . . . 1 I 1 L. .- T1- I 'lit'
j Cardwell, deceased
' 1 ' '
iA- r - ,.
At Hcathsville, Halifax, on the 1st instant, J.'W.
Batchelor. ,Esq.-n most worthy citizen..-
In Halifax, on the 28th ultimo, George W. Owen, Sr.
in the 45tb yeur of bis age. : i ,.i ;t
TI IE Mar k kts; s -? a s , -u
Fatf.ttf.vili.e, November 9. Bacon 9 cents; cotton
12 to 12 rente corn 75 tp -SO rent flower $3 25 to
$6 75; hides, green, 4 rents dry, 6 to TO cents per
pound; coffee 14 to 15. cents; whiskey 35 to 40 cents;
fodiler 80 to Si per hundred. . i '
Petehrbciio. Novemler 9. Tobacco t : from $o 50
to $20 according to quality, with an .active market. Cot
ton prime quality at 12j to 13 cents; no sales of corn;
bacon, hog round, at from 7 to 7$ cents ilflour $1 75 to
$7 50. ...' . . . ."' (Sin.-::! --.' t
New Obleavs, November 8, Cotton was quite live
ly to-day. 5,000 bales were old atfrom .l3J to 1S$ cents
the tower qualities being rather easier of sale.
Charleston, N o vein lie r S. Sales of 700 hales of Cot
ton at tbrmer.prir.es. .Market quiet. Extreme prices
ranfjofrotn 13 to 13 j cents. - ;
Wilmington,. November 7. Corn 68 to 75 cts. per
bushel with, a f :ir supply ; flour $6 50 to $3, Northern
no home-made in jnarkct ; baron. a good supply, at from
4 to 10 cents according to quality ; molasses 5s I to 22 cts.;
ground peas $1 12 J to $1 SO. per bushel. The Journal
says of Naval Stores : From 800 to 1000 bbls. offur
pentine have been disposed of this week: prices cummen-
Jcingat ."52 25 for yellow dip, aud$l 25 per bbl. lor hard,
and closing to-day at 52 30 foryellow dip and $1 25 for
hard. Jar. !ast sales $1 55.-. About J 000 bbls. Io.
3 Rosin sold at 95 cents
. cents. iut nttie doing in spirits l ur-
BT.nM I 1 M i sc (tel.
pentirie. A few sm
?,"7i"!! . . " , , f '2-
per gallon.
Arrivals at Onion's Hotel.
Nor. 7. J. ,J. , Wigert.. Slockhohn ..; A.JO. Jessup,
Philadelphia;' Anthony Kuhn; Baltimore; Dr'. Johnson,
Lady and Child, anJ Miss Johnson, FayctUville ; J. T.
Child,, Petersburg; J. F. Peterson.. Stockholm.; F.. J.
StriblingV' Miss E. Slrifiling.. Virginia ; Sani'l. J. Peter
son, jStockholm ; Thonias W:' Nicholson, Haliax; C.
C. Nelson, Charleston, SwC ; El iB. Borden, Goldsbo
rough ;, jL. Mitchell, Wake. . r
Nor,', 8. .W' P. Bond. W. W. Bond, Tennessee;
David Pender. North Carolina ; J. Rhodes, Franklinton ;
A. U. Uaniel, Montn-ello, tia.
, Nov. 0. A. A. T.Smith, Fayctteville ; 'A.
C Kings- !
r . , 'i
: ?' ( t
hury, Master Kingsbury, Oxford.
Nor,' ID. W.Newton, Richmond, Va.; Mr. Stern,
J. VV.. Lancaster, Goldsborough ; J. D. Cameron, Raleigh.
.Arrivals ;it Varbronsh'g House.
Nov. 8th.A. Rencher, S. B. Jones, Chatham ; J
B.
Dunn, 1 etcrsburg. " ,,- . .. .. -,
Nov. 9th. J. Jordan,, Philadelphia ; R. Hcwitson,
Grecnshoroiigh. ' ,'
Nov.'lOth. Dr.'Brantlev. Busbo es; Jno. D. Powell,
S. H. AvervJ Blenk Hill ; E. H. Montero, D A. Raine,
J. P. R. Crawford, Richmond ; W. XV. White, Hender
son. --
Nov. 1 Ith. J. J. Worthara,. Richmond ; Fl Black
man, Charleston J. L. Hunter, Wake. .Cl!0..'iir
Ai-ri va Is at Xawrcneo Hotels
Nov. B. ' Roliert Williams',' Sampson ; ' Rev;'" Ti. B.
James, Raleigh; Dr.. Thomas Hicks, and I'M. A. Tate,
Waki-; D. H. Musgrove, Goldsborough. -, v , ..r ,,
. Nov. 9. ' Aton VVathvicnU Wegen, Otsego; Bart.
Fuller and Joseph S'-'Englehard, Chapel Hill; John Li
gon, David J. Justice,' Wake ; Thomas S. Ca'mohell, Va.,
i Nov. 10. W. H. Prathcr, "Rockford ; Joseph Kearney,
Franklin ; Dr. Isaac Jackson and J. W. Farish, Chatham;
J. W. Smith and Lady, Miss Ellen M." Smith, C. H.
tmith, .-Eolian Minstrels.' '
! By. Express. - - ...d
m " ' -waaau SIVIt .
1 l o, I " iMfc .i.- . IS.
' Cf-d A Splendid-Variety of- ,!
coatsi j;cloaks,,lpantaloons,? vests,
shirts; drawers; hadkf, gLoves; &c:
, Canat.vJ:'l,T1ea2hlIuUdinir.,
Raleigh; Nov.' 1 2,' 1 850;' ' ' f ' " 4 '
-- Drees and ; Frock 'oaf ; '
: 3;JtJ$T OPENED; otal'PiijiaUties, well
9 cut ahil extremely well "madfl V . .
Raleieh. N ov; tsthIBSe
, c. l.. naituimi sc. to.,,
,.r--.i,.- fi , i , v, n , UL
j -;Fiuo Fancy Caw. lnl
OUR Stock of Fancy Casimere Pbts, rnK.t bebeat.
v t ui uniKn t.
Raleigh," Nor. 12;' 1850.
EN
.-,i.Bninei-CatB.-.-.i-,-.i
CHEAP TWEED COATS, at a eery lew
125
price, E. L. HARDING fc Co. '
Raleigh, Nov. 12, 1850. 4
Lookl.out' fUr tbV Enisia vhea the Bell JUags-
1 1 j'-i .;,.!. " i
ifkfcAII Aboard!, Botiiid, tod
Jrtoffc PPU-Fn Office,
f " Th Southern Home ManufttCtory,
1 ' :i ll A I E I QH t Jf. -i C,." -'.'"'ii.riTjnr
f'S " ontma in conirreas, by soem-rn
lVJLmember. bot the rikhts of lh. Sooth . r Thi i
: coinlminitv knd rorroundifie coon trv now have an oo i
pcrlonity of patroniEing.t),eir owa merchtnti and thoMr:
r.Jr1 FPreU by calling t 2
public ii)e rii niuce. .. .
; The Prourietor, havinj; roadeihe SCIENCE pf cut-''','
'lln.. l1..ll..mali' f.ii-h;,...l.l i .1 T . . 'l
Z''m ton w -waaSX
; inw. oonnemen mrmsning cloth ami mmminii. r,
j will thus give employment to many in the Gil of J?-, i
! """onijwmi'iiirir. rtnrnis CHI snail flae . ;
. t h P ill uarranuj ... I i . - . .
I HAG. vk. -1- .!.L 1 1- ' . . ,
. . u uinunim prirra.. " teon-
, fP"ymeni-Fi.i begireu and the highest wages.
Raleigh, Oct. 22, 1860.
938 t20Nv.
FEMALE - CLASSICAL IXSTITUTEi
. .(Hillsborough , STRitri) ''
" RAl Pir.II l r - '
KE V. BENNET T. BLAKE, Prlnciwl. 7 t'An
'v , w r , , . F . "
"S fT'",l,A Proftmof Muu
iHt yv.
aa. Lrci
- J. . 7 " cacMcrv rawuig ana
Painting.
1 VVEiV'f V-FI VE Young Ladies can be accommo-
J-""ted with board in the family of the Principal.
These will receive U 1 1 the attention, and enjoy ail the
, -
for a 8"s,on of fivfe This will include Board
and Tuition, with Music, French, Latin, Greek, Mathe-
,Baucs- "rawing ana ramiing.
Taken'separately, the charges will be as follow: " "
Board per session of five months, $50 00
Tuition in the Classical Department, 5 ' 20 00
Tuition in the English Department. 15 00
Music on Piano or Guitar, 20 00,
Drawing and Painting, .. , . 10 00
Painting in oil Colours, : . . IS 00 --
French, t , , ' . 10 CO
The Pupils will he regularly instructed in Vocal Mn-
) sic. wituout lurther charge. : - ' ;
The Annual Examination of the Pupila of this Insti
tntion will take place on Wednesday and Thursday; the
4th and 5th of December ensiling. - i' ' '
B. T. BLAKE, Prineipat.
Raleigh, Nov. 8, 1850. . 4 tf.
NORTH CAROLINA
31utual Life Insurance Company
RALEIGH, 'nr. c. . '
THIS Company is now taking insurance on the lives-:
of healthy persons and Slaves,' at their established
I rutes of premium. This being the only Life Insurance
j Company in the State, and working under a charter suit
I cd to the condition and circumstances of all, the Direc-
tors
teei no hesitation in savins that it atlords irrester-
inducements for . the insurance of lives than any other"
(Company in the country. '
The 5th Sec. of the Charter providcs"That the husband
may insure his own life," for the sole use ond benefit of
his wife or children, free from the claims of the renre-
: sentatives of the husband or any of his creditors."
j It is conducted on the muutr plan, each' person in-..
' sured becoming a memher thereof, and not liable beyond
J thc amount of his premium. ' ' ',
Policies for $.100 to $5000 will lie issued on ihe'life
j or a white person; and on 'Slaves for two-thirds tbeir
; market value, for a term of from one to five years, as
j the owner may desire.
j AH Josses of the Company are paid within 90 days af-
: ter proof of loss is furnished. No California risks taken.
The business of the Company is conducted under the
i immediate supervision of - ?!i ?
j Dr. Chas. E. Johnson, President,. v , i x
j Win. D. Haywood, Vice President,. . ,; ;
i James F.Jordan, Secretary, a, , .
! Wm. H. Jones, Treasurer,
i Perrin Busbee, Attorney, . , . . ' -. .j. '
Dr. Wm. H. McKee, Examining Thysirian.
J. Kersman, General Agent. s -.' '
All Communications on business should be addressed
post paid, to JAME.S V. JORDAN,
-'-' - . Secretary.
Information Wanted.
A GENTLEMAN by the name of JOHN MURPHY
left this Stale in the Bpringof 1640, tor Savannah, Ga.
He was raised in the State of New York, hut bad been
a resident of North Carolina some ten or twelve years.
He was about 36 years of age. He had run a Stesm
Engine on the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road that be
ing his trade. He wrote t i hf.-. wife from Savannah, sta
ting that he should be at home in a short time; and this -was
the last time, she heard from him. I She has since
been informed that he left that place for Atlanta, and not '
getting employment, be went to Charleston. '! . ..' '...
His long absence and silence have led his wife to believe
that he has fallen a victim to" Death. She is in a state of
;most painfu, gUfi,nse. Anv information from any per
... 1 : . . J
son as to his late, or.as to
where he is", if slili living di- ..
rected to Mrs. Delilah Murphy, Exchange P. O., Warren '
County flVorth Carolina will bo most gratefully received1 '
November 11, 1850. 4 41. .
Editors of newspapers generally will confer'a fs- .
vor on the nftlictcd wife by-copying the aboveV t
VALUABLE LAND ;
i'Aud Dcsirublev. Residence' for Sale..
A TRACT OF LAND, containing 130 Acres, (form';.'
erlythe property of Blair Burwcfl, deceased, sit- "
uatcd on the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, one half rpi)e -.
South of Henderson, is' offered for sale. ' More than half
the tract is in original growth. The remainder is in a,
fine state for cultivation, and is well adapted for. the .
growing of Grain and Tobacco. . f)n it is a new and com-
modioustwo story Dwelling House, of, excellent ,workr.
u: .. Ll... . '. r. ri... ?
IlinuatJip, tvitu cl-ijf uui uuuau iicaTDna i jr iui cvilllll , v. it
j convenience. Any person "wishing to combine the ad- . ,
vantages of town with the pleasures and retirement ' of '
j the country, would do; well to buy. .'The neighborhood ,
i is remarkable for its health, intelligence and refinement.' f ;
) Farther description . is deemed unnecessary, as . those"
wishing to purchase will view the premises. ' Refer ta-,
. i A, R. & H. Bf JR WELL, Henderson, N C..,i
, I. H. DAVIS, Stanton, Granville, N. G.
' November 1st. 1850. 'til..i: I 3t
FIXE FRUIT TREES.,
rfHE Proprietors of the Porno logics I Garden- and; -J
Nurseries, Cane Creek, Chatham County, N. 41t - "i
have now ready for Transplanting; 20,000 fruit trees of
large size and thrifty growth, of the finest kind offruiU
known for all seasons, from the earliest to the latest rip-'
eniiiR kinds ; consisting of
APPLES, PEACH ESy?TpEARS, PLUMS,
JVectarines, Apricot, Grape, Figs, 4-c'11'"'l; ft
Orders should be sent to us early, that we may make eur ,
arrangements to deliver in good time.' One of 'u win -"
be at Raleigh, in the early part and at the end of the
Session, with a splendid collection of our trees. ''--'
J. & V. LINDLEV.
October 2Sth, 1850.'
1 3t.
'--'Fifteen Dollars Reward. ;
RUNAWAY from the Subscriber, residing in John- "
Eton County, a negro boy named Dave, or Henry.. t
Said boy. is about 22 years of .age, yellow complexion,
weighs about 165 pounds. H,oay he lurking in the
nAitflilwrltAl tF Mr PnNrra in an ,1 I7nnlv mm f lwl,rtlt
him from that neighborhood." Said Voy has a down look Jf :
when spoken to.' I wid give the above reward to any per- ;';
son who will deliver him to me, or lodge him in any jail " '
in tne iMaie, so that 1 get bim.
- " ' ' ' A. W. RICHARDSON. "
' November 9, 1650. -ii '.wJ.-.v..S 4 4tpd.
ft. r,: ; , ;:! i,-1 - 11 c
4 f
s s- new: junuC'iteoH. :
V" ANTIC A LAUDIS. or the Ameriean'Book of f s
VjChorch Music, by Lojwell Mason jnd Geov VVefb. j
Also, ; The Home" Altar an appeal G behalf of PamU t
ly Worship;' with Prayers knd Hymns, for family iit
by the Rev. Charles F. Deems. JL D. TUREjR ; -
Raleigh, Nov.16, 1850., yv"'.1' '." " " A
Notice ::
T8 hereby given,
that application will be made to the
neit Geeerel Asmbly, ef Uortb .Csroliaa to JrvtJe v
the County of Surry i'nte two Coontiee, ead"ptiM h 4
Court house ia the ceetre ef 'eeeb. -
-vi.j A MiMitu ni Cmnn. ' "
Novembers, 1S50. 4 6t-